Dancer Allison Jones joined me for a winter adventure on the famous fountain in Washington Square. When I was a child I lived around the corner and would often play in this very fountain. Who knew...
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In most presentations today, audiences typically see slide after slide of lengthy bullet points, complicated charts and trite clip art. Often times the presenter simply reads what is already on the screen, which tend to be granular messages, rather than a resonant storyline that takes audiences on a journey that also reinforces the brand strategy. In this seminar we will present a strategic and practical framework for developing and designing an engaging and powerful presentation.
We will focus on developing a sound narrative, delivering key points, building on brand voice, using visuals for clarity and impact, and driving audience understanding and action.

A panel of faculty members who teach ethics in Columbia's schools of Medicine, Law, Business, Journalism, Arts and Sciences, and Jewish and Union Theological Seminaries will discuss what they each do when they are teaching ethics – exactly what and how they teach – to explore common and divergent strategies, challenges and solutions. Refreshments will be served. This session is presented by Columbia University’s master of science and certification programs in Bioethics.

The Politics of Memory in Global Context
The Politics of Memory in East Asia and Eastern Africa Today
918 International Affairs Building, Columbia University
February 27, 2015
Panel discussion as part of The Politics of Memory in Global Context series which brings together scholars in the social sciences and humanities, neuroscientists and psychologists, and curators of historical and memorial museums to explore the relation between individual and collective remembering and the politics of national and transnational memory in the world today.
Panelists:
Yoshiaki Yoshimi, historian, Chūō University, on the “comfort women”
Daqing Yang, historian, George Washington University, on “war memory in East Asia”
Jan Kubik, political scientist, University College London, on the “politics of memory in Eastern Europe”
Discussants:
Manan Ahmed, historian, Columbia University
Yael Danieli, trauma psychologist
Moderator:
Carol Gluck, historian, CGT member, Columbia University.